[ABOLITION]. BENEZET, Anthony (1713?1784). A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions. London: James Phillips, 1784. 8vo. 1pp. publisher?s ad at end. Original sewn drab wrappers (spine chipped with losses, corners creased). FIRST LONDON EDITION, originally published in Philadelphia in 1766. A seminal anti?slavery work distributed on both sides of the Atlantic. This edition ?served as a reminder that despite the American victory in the Revolution the stated ideals of the Declaration of Independence had yet to be achieved? (Reese catalogue note). Howes B345; Sabin 4671.